Games & Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom, A Project of The Internet TESL Journal. Ice-breakers and games can be good activities to use as a platform for integrating skills, especially when blended or expanded with additional tasks.

Module 06, Managing Large Classes

Classroom Management: Discipline & Organization, from Can Teach in Canada. Acquire tips sheets: A List of Ways to Encourage Good Behaviour; A List of Reward Ideas; Creating a Random Seating Plan; “I’m Done, Now What”: A List of Things to Do After Seat Work; A List of Tried and True Theme Ideas; School/Class Pledges; A List of Fundraising Ideas; and, A List of Bulletin Board Ideas.

Module 14 , Teacher Development: Reflective Teaching

Developing an Academic Portfolio: Guidelines. From UT Sydney, Australia. (2004). Information on Academic Portfolios, organized records of teachers’ academic experiences, achievements and professional development over a period of time. It consists of a collection of documents which illustrate the variety and quality of work, along with reflections on these documents and on the teachers’ development over time.

Product Information: “Shaping the Way We Teach English”

A new offering from the Office of English Language Programs, Shaping the Way We Teach English, is a 14-module teacher training video series. This product incorporates classroom scenes from around the world and is accompanied by a teacher trainer manual and additional readings. Shaping the Way We Teach English is produced for overseas use and is available only outside the United States. For ordering information, contact a Regional English Language Officer or the Public Affairs section of your local U.S. Embassy.

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